Moving Beyond the Boom Chuck

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Expanding rhythmic options for the picking hand by moving beyond the basic boom chuck and alternating bass strum patterns by integrating some new tricks and patterns. Learn new ways to make your rhythmic playing more interesting and driving and get the fe

- All right, well we've discussed…different picking styles earlier…in some of the single note basic approaches,…and we discussed what eighth notes are,…and straight eights and swung eights,…and dotted, however you want to look at that,…and we're gonna bring some of that,…we're gonna expand what we've talked about…with the right hand.…So far, for rhythm we've discussed the boom-chuck thing.…(guitar playing)…And the alternate bass.…(guitar playing)…Now to add to this, we've got this foundation so far.…

To add interest, now we're gonna ...…The basic idea, we're gonna look at the back of the bar.…One, two, three, four.…And the idea is to add a bit of a strum,…a bit of interest and the reason this is there.…We're gonna do this, if you think about…some of the drive of bluegrass and some of the faster tunes…and the way it doesn't really speed up,…but it just has that forward drive all the time.…So what bluegrass rhythm players are doing…to kinda enhance that, is you're basically…adding some eighth notes at the end of the bar.…

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8/23/2016

Learn how to play bluegrass guitar—one of the most rewarding and technically demanding ways to play guitar. In part 3 of the Bluegrass Guitar Lessons series, Grammy-winning flatpicker Bryan Sutton concentrates on big-picture techniques that will help you develop your own personal sound. Learn intermediate techniques for fretting without tension and embellishing your sound with hammer-ons and pull-offs. Find out how to move beyond basic rhythms into more complex bass strum patterns, phrasing, and scale walking. Open up the fretboard with some exciting new scales and chord shapes. Bryan shows how to apply what you've learned to intermediate versions of popular bluegrass tunes, such as "Turkey in the Straw" and "Soldier's Joy." Watch at your own pace; start and stop where and when you need. Each lesson helps you add a challenging new dimension to your sound, and improve your overall musicality.

Note: This course was recorded and produced by ArtistWorks. We are honored to host this training in our library.